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tavalon

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71. How about this for a response?

Sun Sep 8, 2013, 10:11 PM

Sep 2013

Freeze the assets of all parties involved and then provide humanitarian aid to the 1/3 of Syrians who have been run out of their homes. Have the UN run the program. Get the International Criminal Court involved. Bomb no one, no how, no way. For once.

So you are legitimately for bombing a whole country for the crimes of a few? I know we're supposed to think of the children, but bombing them isn't really thinking much of them, is it?

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So I hear that we are divided here on DU about war with Syria [View all] tavalon Sep 2013 OP

I've read a few posts that have been pro-war, but not many. last1standing Sep 2013 #1

Follow the blue links for the Pro War Posts. rug Sep 2013 #3

Or look at post #2. last1standing Sep 2013 #6

An ironic use of hyperbole. rug Sep 2013 #7

Ha, doesn't exist (on ignore) JackRiddler Sep 2013 #85

A Sensible suggestion. Jackpine Radical Sep 2013 #10

I believe we need to intervene in Syria, just not sure about militarily. JaneyVee Sep 2013 #108

There are many ways we could intervene in Syria without sending troops or bombs. last1standing Sep 2013 #117

The debate seems to be about how much of your hair to set on fire. JoePhilly Sep 2013 #2

Real people will die if and when Obama bombs Syria. There is no hyperbole in that. morningfog Sep 2013 #32

Message auto-removed Name removed Sep 2013 #109

Tell the President to put away the blowtorch. mick063 Sep 2013 #46

No, Joe. YOU are, and about 3 other people. sibelian Sep 2013 #89

Urging people to be apathetic about war does not make you look mature. /nt Marr Sep 2013 #91

We have at least one Marrah_G Sep 2013 #4

^^^^this^^^^ L0oniX Sep 2013 #49

Exactomundo ^^^^----^^^^ nadinbrzezinski Sep 2013 #50

Well, you're half-right Scootaloo Sep 2013 #66

I favor limited strikes The Straight Story Sep 2013 #5

What you describe is war bowens43 Sep 2013 #20

Then we and the UN are at war in the congo The Straight Story Sep 2013 #25

+ 1000 jessie04 Sep 2013 #47

and has our involvment in the Congo helped to stop the conflict there? How long has that liberal_at_heart Sep 2013 #65

Not just with the military, and the UN has being doing what they can for 14 years The Straight Story Sep 2013 #73

Limited strikes in Syria will do nothing. All Syria has to do is ask Russia for more weapons. liberal_at_heart Sep 2013 #74

Anything that harms Assad's military will help the rebels. morningfog Sep 2013 #34

Why in fucking hell would we want to help Al Qaeda? eridani Sep 2013 #102

I agree with this. Limited strikes as the administration has indicated. CakeGrrl Sep 2013 #37

Except Syria is fully entitled under international law to fire back, even preemptively, in HardTimes99 Sep 2013 #54

We went to the UN on this before, vetoed. So, what is anyone gonna do about the US? Nothing. The Straight Story Sep 2013 #60

what you are describing is an act of war Marrah_G Sep 2013 #58

I am against war...but I do support Obama's strikes on Assads military assets. jessie04 Sep 2013 #8

You are NOT against war. You are in favor of it bowens43 Sep 2013 #22

+1 - nt HardTimes99 Sep 2013 #55

+1 Marr Sep 2013 #92

The only divide I have seen Curmudgeoness Sep 2013 #9

How about the " Its wrong to chemically nuke innocent people" crowd ? jessie04 Sep 2013 #13

Antiwar people agree n/t leftstreet Sep 2013 #16

Yes, I guess that I have seen that pop up a few times too. Curmudgeoness Sep 2013 #19

I agree jessie04 Sep 2013 #21

Wow, this is so shortsighted and completely ignorant of ME geopolitics it's astounding. NuclearDem Sep 2013 #24

Par for the course with JihadWatch Jessie. Scootaloo Sep 2013 #67

From being on this planet for too many years, Curmudgeoness Sep 2013 #28

But, but, we'll be greeted as liberators, and it won't cost a thing!!! Squinch Sep 2013 #30

I appreciate your response. jessie04 Sep 2013 #31

Wow...just wow nadinbrzezinski Sep 2013 #62

I had a close friend killed in Bosnia. Nevernose Sep 2013 #87

Holy shit! When were chemical nukes used? morningfog Sep 2013 #35

I think it may be worse to let our own war criminals off the hook. n/t L0oniX Sep 2013 #51

As my dear grandmother used to say "Two wrongs don' t make a right" MNBrewer Sep 2013 #116

+1 It's not even a rational divide leftstreet Sep 2013 #15

Wander over to the BOG. zipplewrath Sep 2013 #11

Not all BOGgers are pro-Striking Syria. nt stevenleser Sep 2013 #106

No zipplewrath Sep 2013 #114

The pro-war posts tend to claim it isn't a "war" cthulu2016 Sep 2013 #12

A few people are buying the fiction Warpy Sep 2013 #14

+ Infinity! - nt HardTimes99 Sep 2013 #64

Hear hear! defacto7 Sep 2013 #88

some people think if you don't believe OBama , Kerry etc want to kill kids and enjoy killing kids JI7 Sep 2013 #17

Lots of Pro War DUers... Junkdrawer Sep 2013 #18

I am against Syria's ''civil war''. I support a U.S. 'intervention' with limited strikes... Tx4obama Sep 2013 #23

uh-oh jessie04 Sep 2013 #27

No, just to you. NuclearDem Sep 2013 #36

Crazty or Crimianal? brisas2k Sep 2013 #38

I have seen two posters who seem to be pro war. nt ZombieHorde Sep 2013 #26

Actually, I'm proud to say we have 5 pro-intervention posters. jessie04 Sep 2013 #41

Could you build another website somewhere else, please? sibelian Sep 2013 #90

Are these people "wasting your time" also ?? jessie04 Sep 2013 #99

Yes GeorgeGist Sep 2013 #100

Make that 11 pro-interventional posters. jessie04 Sep 2013 #95

Well, the divide is between those conspiracy theorists who keep dredging up crap to prove KittyWampus Sep 2013 #29

I'm with you. jessie04 Sep 2013 #33

Poor Carla del Ponte brisas2k Sep 2013 #42

Actually, no she didn't... Dr Hobbitstein Sep 2013 #70

Funny.. the White House said today that there is no solid evidence SomethingFishy Sep 2013 #44

The MIC can't have any new wars until they pay for the previous ones. Initech Sep 2013 #39

No one is pro war but treestar Sep 2013 #40

Well so long as we are calling it a "limited incursion" Earth_First Sep 2013 #43

Sort of like how JFK's response to Cuba was a "quarantine." NuclearDem Sep 2013 #45

The ranks of DU will soon thin as the war pigs leave for the front lines. L0oniX Sep 2013 #48

I have not seen one volunteering nadinbrzezinski Sep 2013 #52

Exactly! n/t L0oniX Sep 2013 #53

You know it goes ways. jessie04 Sep 2013 #59

Put the crack pipe down before it's too late. L0oniX Sep 2013 #61

. NuclearDem Sep 2013 #77

+1,000,000! n/t backscatter712 Sep 2013 #98

Post removed Post removed Sep 2013 #94

DU burp. L0oniX Sep 2013 #56

Ouch! reformist2 Sep 2013 #57

Awww, ain't that cute (and helpful to the discussion) The Straight Story Sep 2013 #76

So you support bombing them because you feel empathy for others? Ok. n/t ocpagu Sep 2013 #82

Obviously his empathy is not so much for the needy right here in the USA. n/t L0oniX Sep 2013 #112

Not true Capt. Obvious Sep 2013 #115

You know, that was almost a reasonable response. NuclearDem Sep 2013 #84

My priorities are for those that need help in the US. Your familiy is involved with the military. L0oniX Sep 2013 #111

So when are the Bobbie Jo Sep 2013 #110

Yeah ...I would like to see that just like I did over Vietnam and Kent State and with Cindy Sheehan. L0oniX Sep 2013 #113

Less than 10% are for any military action in Syria. joshcryer Sep 2013 #63

Not War, but a response. jazzimov Sep 2013 #68

How about this for a response? tavalon Sep 2013 #71

If you decide to drop bombs on another country, especially that country's armed forces NuclearDem Sep 2013 #75

The definition for this "response" under International Law and the UN Charter... ocpagu Sep 2013 #83

I'm not so sure it's as clear cut as people make it out to be davidpdx Sep 2013 #69

The only people that support the war talk only support it because Obama says so Aerows Sep 2013 #72

The problem is that you've been looking for "pro-war" postings... brooklynite Sep 2013 #78

If you're in favor of committing acts of war, then you're pro-war NuclearDem Sep 2013 #79

Face it Aerows Sep 2013 #80

So, since this is a 2+ year conflagration in Syria, tavalon Sep 2013 #81

Define pro war LostOne4Ever Sep 2013 #86

Quite simple actually durablend Sep 2013 #104

Well, not actually, there are the usual suspects worried more about how this makes Obama look... Safetykitten Sep 2013 #93

What you have is an army of DUers screaming that anyone who doesn't think Obama is a bloodsucking... Hekate Sep 2013 #96

and those of us who don't want military strikes have been accused of not caring about liberal_at_heart Sep 2013 #97

Show us ONE post that said that. jessie04 Sep 2013 #118

No divide RandiFan1290 Sep 2013 #101

Apparently, it all hinges on the definition of "war" Democracyinkind Sep 2013 #103

"War" is being redefined all the time. Buns_of_Fire Sep 2013 #105

I agree. Democracyinkind Sep 2013 #107